Posts Tagged ‘Japan’
Trump-Xi Pre-Meeting Analysis: Xi Jinping hands are tied – Trump lands in Beijing with the upperhand
Trump is heading to Beijing—his first visit since the first term. This is not a meeting between equals. Xi Jinping is walking into a negotiation where the Americans already hold every card that matters. The board is set. China can only decide how gracefully to lose. Japan Changed Everything The biggest shift in East Asia…
Read MoreUS Navy Shipbuilding Crisis: Why Trump’s Grand Navy Needs Japan and South Korea
The United States has been making big announcements over the past year about expanding the US Navy. Donald Trump even wants his own “Trump-class” battleship. But there is a fundamental problem standing in the way: the United States has lost most of its shipbuilding capacity. The number of shipyards in the US is dangerously low,…
Read MoreChina is in dire straits, mirroring Japan’s decline into stagnation; but so are all of us…
Paolo ask, in DPA Chat: “Hey Wyatt, Can we get some more info on the Chinese economic slowdown signs? I wish i could read more about it, but as you said there are zero official sources And I’m South American so i can’t speak Chinese to save my life. My girlfriend is Chinese though, but…
Read More🇨🇳🇵🇰🇮🇳 Recent Developments in China-Pakistan Relations and India-Bangladesh Trade Dynamics
In recent geopolitical developments, China has extended its satellite support to Pakistan, as reported by a research group under the Indian Defence Ministry. This move signifies a strengthening of ties between Beijing and Islamabad, which may have implications for regional security dynamics. Additionally, the trade relations between India and Bangladesh are reportedly fraying, with Bangladesh…
Read More[ CHINA-TAIWAN ] Pelosi going to Taiwan – Taiwan military on high alert; What is actually happening?
Full Report: 00:00 Intro02:19 China launches 3rd Aircraft Carrier, Fujian04:00 Leaked recording of top-secret military meeting on Taiwan invasion plans07:37 Taiwan scrambled jets as 29 China aircrafts enter defense zone09:09 China ban Taiwanese grouper fish import10:10 PLAN vessels sailed between Yilan and Yonguni for the first time to enter the Pacific Ocean 11:20 China conduct…
Read MoreJapan signs defense pact with Australia; further abandoning pacifism
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison signed a new defense pact via a virtual summit which the two countries will agree to cooperate closely on defense to bolster securities ties. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA), will allow Australian and Japanese military to work seamlessly on defense and humanitarian operations. “Japan is…
Read More[ Asahi Shimbun ] Okinawa’s governor plans to reject U.S. base design change
Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki said on Nov. 25 the prefecture will reject a proposed design change in the landfill work for the construction of a planned U.S. military base when he met the ruling prefectural assembly group backing him. He cited what prefectural officials perceive to be flaws in the measures to strengthen the weak…
Read MoreDutch frigate, HNLMS Evertsen’s voyage so far as part of the UK Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21); will arrive in Singapore on 10 October 2021
The Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen will arrive in Singapore tomorrow (10 October 2021) in their first deployment of a Royal Dutch Navy vessel to the region under the Indo-Pacific Guidelines, announced by Netherland in late 2020. HNLMS Evertsen is part of the Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) deployment led by the HMS Queen Elizabeth, the…
Read More[ Forbes ] It’s Official: After A 75-Year Gap, The Japanese Navy Has An Aircraft Carrier
On Sunday, a pair of U.S. Marine Corps F-35B jump jets from the Japan-based Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 landed on, then launched from, the Japanese carrier JS Izumo. The proof-of-concept comes just months after the 813-foot Izumo, which the Japanese built as a helicopter carrier, completed the first of two rounds of modification—so far costing around…
Read More[ NBC ] Lawmakers in Japan elect Fumio Kishida as new prime minister
Japan’s parliament on Monday elected Fumio Kishida, a former moderate turned hawk, as prime minister. He’ll face an economy battered by the pandemic, security threats from China and North Korea and leadership of a political party whose popularity is sagging ahead of a fast-approaching crucial national election. With his party and its coalition partner holding a…
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